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Shared Savings ACOs get their own disaster relief from CMS on QPP and program scores

by: Roy Edroso Dec 22, 2017

Having made allowances in Quality Payment Program (QPP) reporting for practices affected by recent natural disasters, CMS is now giving Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs) a similar break in both their QPP reporting and in their Shared Savings program scoring.

2018 QPP: Cost makes a comeback a year ahead of schedule

by: Part B News staff Nov 2, 2017

The final rule for year two of the Quality Payment Program (QPP) makes a few departures from the proposed rule -- the most surprising of which is the early return of the cost category for the merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS).

Field testing offers preview of MIPS cost category -- in 2019 perhaps

by: Richard Scott Oct 20, 2017

You can buckle up and take part in a test run of the MIPS cost category to see how your practice performs on eight experimental measures.

Poll: Did your clinicians skip QPP participation this year, test the waters or dive right in?

by: Julia Kyles, CPC Oct 16, 2017

The first year of Medicare's new Quality Payment Program (QPP) is winding down. The final rule for QPP 2018 is still at the Office of Management and Budget. In other words, it's the perfect time to take our confidential QPP survey as you prepare for year two of the program.

MedPAC, no longer content to reform MIPS, calls to replace it with 'voluntary' program

by: Roy Edroso Oct 9, 2017

MedPAC makes a bold recommendation for the merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS): Get rid of it.

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